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butt / bAt / noun [ count ]

( informal ) the part of your body that you sit on —SYNONYM buttocks

a short piece of a cigarette that is left after it has been smoked

but .ter Ф / 'bAter/ noun

[noncount]

a soft yellow food that is made from milk. You put it on

bread or use it in cooking

She spread butter on the bread.

but • ter verb ( but . ters, but . ter . ing, but . tered )

to put butter on bread I buttered the toast.

but • ter • fly / ' bAtsrflai / noun [ count ] ( plural but ter • flies )

an insect with big wings that usually have bright colors

butterfly

chrysalis

but .ter .scotch /'bAterskatr/ noun

[ noncount ]

a type of brown candy made by boiling butter and brown sugar together

but • tock / ' bAt.sk / noun

[count]

one of the two parts of your body that you sit on

but .ton Ф / ЪлШ/ noun [ count ]

a small round thing on clothes that holds them together. You push it through a small hole (called a buttonhole ).

a small thing on a machine that you push Press this button to ring the bell.

a small piece of plastic or metal with a picture or words on the front and a pin on the back, which you wear on your clothes

Everyone was wearing a campaign button. buy Ф / bai / verb

( buys, buy • ing, bought / bot / has bought ) Pronunciation

The word buy sounds like my .

to give money to get something I bought a new watch. He bought the car from a friend.

—ANTONYM sell

buy • er / ' baisr / noun [ count ]

We've found a buyer for our house! —ANTONYM seller

buzz / bAz / verb ( buzz•es,buzz ing ,buzzed )

to make the sound that an insect such as a bee (= a black and yellow insect ) makes when it flies A fly was buzzing against the window.

buzznoun [ count ] ( plural buzz • es ) the buzz of insects

buz • zard / ' bAzsrd / noun [ count ]

a large bird that eats dead animals

buzz • er / ' bAzsr / noun [ count ]

a piece of equipment that makes a buzzing sound Press the buzzer in the lobby and I'll let you in.

Ьу 1 Ф / bai / preposition

very near

The telephone is by the door. They live by the ocean.

—SYNONYM beside

from one side of someone or something to the other He walked by me without speaking.

—SYNONYM past

not later than

I must finish this work by six o'clock. —SYNONYM before

using or doing something I go to work by train .

He paid by check .

You turn the computer on by pressing this button.

a word that shows who or what did something a painting by Picasso

She was caught by the police.

as a result of something

I got on the wrong bus by mistake . We met by chance .

used for showing the measurements of an area

The table is six feet by three feet (= six feet long and three feet wide ) .

by 2 / bai / adverb

past

She drove by without stopping.

Ьуе Ф / bai / ( also bye-bye / 'baibai ; ,bai'bai / )

exclamation

goodbye

Bye! See you tomorrow.

by • stand • er / bai|strendsr / noun

[count]

a person who is near something when it happens but is not involved

Several innocent bystanders were hurt when the gangs started to fight.

byte / bait / noun [count]

( computers ) a unit of information in a computer — Look at gigabyte , kilobyte , megabyte .

Cc

C, c / si / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural C's, c's / siz / )

the third letter of the English alphabet "Car" begins with a "C."

C ( general science ) abbreviation of Celsius, centigrade

Water freezes at 0°C.

C a grade that is given to a student for average work. A C is lower than a B

I only got a C on my math test.

cab / kreb / noun [ count ]

another word for taxi

the part of a truck, train, or bus where the driver sits

cab • bage / ' krebid3 / noun

[ count, noncount ]